A former member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked a D.C. federal court to declare her dismissal by President Donald Trump unlawful, and the Fifth Circuit is poised to rule on whether the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act's enactment by Congress passes constitutional muster. Here, Law360 looks at these and two other discrimination cases attorneys will be tracking in the latter half of the year.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision that there is no heightened burden of proof in Fair Labor Standards Act class actions and the Ninth Circuit’s backing of a California independent contractor classification law are some of the biggest wage and hour rulings so far this year. Here, Law360 explores the rulings.
National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox's firing has disabled key functions at the agency charged with overseeing worker organizing and labor relations in much of the private sector, and her challenge to the unprecedented removal could upend a pillar of administrative law. Here, Law360 explores the biggest labor story of the year so far.